Deathtrap
“The trap is set... For a wickedly funny who'll-do-it.”
1982 · 1 h 56 min
Sidney LumetCast
Michael Caine 
Christopher Reeve 
Dyan Cannon 
Irene Worth 
Henry Jones 
Joe Silver
Credits
Written by: 
Ira Levin
Plot
A Broadway playwright plots murder to take credit for a student's script.
Sinekatalog’s take
Sidney Lumet's twisty comedy-thriller is witty and fun, with Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (18,221 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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